OPEN POST; [ HERLOCK SHOLMES / TGAA ]

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(( hold you in my dreams ))

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[aaaaAAAAAAAA]

The horse! Silver Blaze! Stolen away and painted to look like another horse!!

[...starts at the other end of the story. You've got him riled up, Sprezzatura.]

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Ah.

You gave away ending.

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[But-!]

I thought you wished to know!

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From beginning.

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Well, what is the point now.

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[ omg ]

You cannot simply not telling me now!

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[you’re the one who chose to marry this man]

The tale’s already been ruined. The art of deduction is reduced to a mere parlor trick when one already knows the end result.

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Herlock!

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Very well. As I stated, my partner and I were called to Dartmoor—a region in southwest Britian—to investigate the murder of a horse trainer and the apparent theft of a prized thoroughbred, Silver Blaze.

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Oh?

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Indeed! Arriving in due time, it made sense to inspect the body first. Tell me, what would your assessment of this man's death be, if you were to make your own judgement?

[Based on the mannequin, it's quite obvious the corpse was dealt a blow to the head. This is not a trick question, though there is nothing to indicate what specifically could've killed him.]

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Hmmm.

[ this is fun. she crouches back down again and peers closely at the figurine. then up at Sholmes, dangling her hands between her knees. ]

Kicked in head by horse.

1/?

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[Truly, what is the point of telling a tale when all the clever bits have already been revealed-]

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[BUT NO!! IT'S FINE!!! SHE'S HAVING FUN!!!!]

DONE

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[Straightens again]

Indeed, I shouldn't be surprised that my wife would be so clever to jump! Straight to the heart of the mystery!!

[wheeze]

That is correct, my dear. He was struck quite fiercely in the head by none other than Silver Blaze himself. It was less a murder committed by his peers and simply a case of an animal acting in self-defense.

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[ ah, he is disappointed. should she have pretended not to understand? play coy?

no. ]

However did you determine for certainty, lyubimy?